2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 1 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 2 | 11.0 | 93.0 |
| 2 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 1 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 1 | 8.0 | 93.0 |
| 2 | RJ Turner | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 77.5 |
| 2 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 2 | Trent Cowan | Idaho | SR | TE | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 2 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 2 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 2 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 1 | 4.5 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Alec Osborne | La-Monroe | SR | TE | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.0 |